FIFA U-20 World Cup TV schedule for viewers in the US

UPDATED: FOX Sports (English-language rights) and NBC Sports (Spanish-language rights) present the 2017 FIFA Under-20 World Cup Tournament taking place in South Korea from May 20 to June 11. Twenty-four teams are divided into 6 groups of 4 teams, including the USA Under-20 team which has been paired up with Ecuador, Saudi Arabia and Senegal in Group F. Top 2 teams from each Group along with the top 4 third-placed teams will advance to the Round of 16 with elimination rounds all the way to the Final which will be played on Sunday, June 11th.

Former USA International Tab Ramos is coaching his third consecutive Under-20 World Cup squad with some very good talent on hand. Players to watch include Erik Palmer-Brown (contracted to Sporting KC) who just spent the last season helping Porto FC’s “B” team win the Portuguese 2nd Division. Another USA player worth noting is Tottenham’s Cameron Carter-Vickers – a defender who has been at the Tottenham Hotspur academy since the age of 11. He made his debut for the senior side this season in an English League Cup match against Gillingham. And if you see the name ‘Klinsmann’ on the back of a goalkeeper’s jersey, yes, Jonathan Klinsmann is the son of former US coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 will provide LIVE coverage of each match from the tournament. NBC Universo and Telemundo will feature select matches. Below is the schedule for all of the Group Stage matches (Elimination Round TV schedule will be provided when available).

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So crazy that a U.S. quarterfinal match at 1:50 a.m. ET has to be relegated to Fox Sports 2 (and standard definition for many millions of viewers) because of other programming at that time on FS1.

Now, the game can be seen in HD via Fox Sports Go if you can access that, but this is assuming you can watch it live and not fall asleep before it’s over. Because if you do, odds are a standard definition broadcast will be waiting for you on the DVR in the morning.

So Fox is going to show Portugal vs. Uruguay on FOX Sports 1, but the USA vs. Venezuela, on FOX Sports 2. Nuts. What the heck is on FS1 at 1:50 am (EDT). NASCAR must be having a 24 hr racing event I guess.

This is a USA quarterfinal, not an early group stage game. Fox keeps getting worse. But cable/other providers as bad in that they refuse to carry FS2.

There was a UFC pay-per-view event last night and FS1 had the post-fight coverage. Likely drew more viewers than a youth soccer match. In any case the US kids crashed out as they always do, so no-one will care about the rest of the tournament anyway